Obituaries
Alyce J. Prentice
Sep 16, 2010
ASHBURNHAM - Alyce J. (Cychol) Prentice, 103, of 55 Center Street, Ashburnham, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was born in Gardner on January 7, 1907, the daughter of the late Paul and the late Pauline (Wiski) Cychol. Mrs. Prentice grew up in Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School. She was a homemaker...
Joanne M. Johnson
Sep 12, 2010
ATHOL - Joanne M. (Dodge) Johnson, 42 of 540 Pleasant St., Athol, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 12, 2010 at her home. She was born in Burlington, VT, on January 18, 1968, the daughter of the late Norman and Maryanne (Batutis) Dodge. Joanne lived most of her life in Athol, graduating from Athol High School with the class of 1986. Following...

Paula J. Murach
Sep 9, 2010
ASHBURNHAM - Paula J. "Penny" (Kittredge) Murach, 61, of 41 Winding Cove Road, Ashburnham, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner. She was born in Fitchburg on February 12, 1949, the daughter of the late Reginald and the late Jenny (Ptak) Kittredge. Paula was raised and educated in Fitchburg and attended St. Bernard's High School. Several...
Joseph B. Ruth,
Sep 4, 2010
ASHBURNHAM - Joseph B. Ruth, Jr., 86 of 42 Corey Hill Road, Ashburnham, died Saturday, September 4, 2010 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born in Gloucester, on October 22, 1923, the son of the late Joseph B. and the late Helen (Norwood) Ruth. He enlisted into the United States Marines in October, 1941. While qualifying at...
Theresa C. Gingras
Sep 4, 2010
GARDNER - Theresa C. (LaFosse) Gingras, 86, of Gardner, died peacefully Saturday, September 4, 2010 in the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home following a long illness. She was born in Fitchburg on February 7, 1924, the daughter of Arthur and Marie-Jeanne (Lajoie) LaFosse. Theresa grew up in Northbridge and graduated from Northbridge High School and the Worcester Memorial Hospital School of...

Aline L. LaPlume
Aug 31, 2010
LEOMINSTER - Aline L. (Lyonnais) LaPlume, 99 of 100 Main St., Leominster, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 in the Regency House, Wallingford, CT. She was born in Leominster, MA, on February 20, 1911, the daughter of the late Trefille and the late Aseline (Bauchamp) Lyonnais. She was a member of St. Cecilia's Church. She leaves one brother: George Lyonnais of...
Kenneth F. Reavis
Aug 30, 2010
ORANGE - Kenneth F. Reavis, Sr., 76 of 383 East River St., Orange, died Monday, August 30, 2010 in the Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in West Medford, MA, on July 14, 1934, the son of the late George A. and the late Frances (Calloway) Reavis. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the United States...
Yvonne A. Kulczyk
Aug 29, 2010
GARDNER - Yvonne A. (Boulanger) Kulczyk, 86, of 104 Church Street and formerly of Waterford Street, Gardner, died Sunday, August 29, 2010 at the The Highlands in Fitchburg. She was born in Gardner on July 28, 1924, the daughter of the late Marcel and the late Delina (Trembley) Boulanger. Mrs. Kulczyk was a lifelong resident of Gardner. She attended Gardner...

Leslie G. Bell
Aug 23, 2010
ATHOL - Leslie G. "Gus" Bell, 87 of 739 Daniel Shays Highway, Athol, passed away Monday, August 23, 2010 at Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol. He was born in Westford, on September 4, 1922, the son of the late Robert J. and the late Jesse (Walkden) Bell, husband of the late Charlotte (White) Bell who passed away in April of 2010...

Ruth Dorathea Hamel
Aug 20, 2010
ORANGE - Ruth Dorathea (Schafron) Hamel, 81, of Red Brook Lane, Orange and formerly of Phillipston, died on Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Baldwinville Nursing Home in Baldwinville. She was born in Boston on March 15, 1929, the daughter of the late Geoge M. and the late Ruth A. (Senical) Schafron. Mrs. Hamel was raised and educated in Boston...

Raymond Robert "Bob" Yelle
Aug 20, 2010
FITCHBURG - Raymond Robert "Bob" Yelle, 76, of 408 Daniel Street, Fitchburg, died Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Health Alliance Leominster Campus after an illness. He was born in Leominster on June 18, 1934, the son of the late Raymond and the late Lucienne (Belanger) Yelle. Bob was raised and educated in Leominster. He served during the Korean War...

Diane M. Saulnier
Aug 14, 2010
LEOMINSTER...Diane M. Saulnier 56 of 1 Sixth St Leominster, Died Saturday August14, 2010 from injuries sustained in a car accident in Maine. She was born February 4, 1954 in Fitchburg MA the daughter of Claudin Sauliner and the late Dora(Boudreau)Saulnier. She leaves her daughter Erin T. Weeden of Plymouth MA. Her father Claudin Saulnier of Leominster and her two sisters...
Shannon M. Comeau
Aug 9, 2010
ATHOL - Shannon M. Comeau, 30, of 229 Hapgood Street, Athol, died unexpectedly on Monday, August 9, 2010 in the Athol Memorial Hospital. She was born in Ware on September 21, 1979, the daughter of Donna M. (Hicks) (Comeau) Hachey and her husband Raymond of Athol and the late Francis R. Comeau. Shannon grew up in Athol and resided in...
Elsa Kristian Charlot Clifford
Jul 31, 2010
PHILLIPSTON - Elsa Kristian Charlot (Johnson) Clifford, 89, of 80 Petersham Road, Phillipston, died Saturday, July 31, 2010 at the Wachusett Manor Nursing Home in Gardner with family at her side. She was born in Greenfield on March 23, 1921, the daughter of the late John S. and the late Anna V. (Johnson) Johnson. Elsa grew up in Leyden and...
Bernadette M. Gronowicz
Jul 26, 2010
ST. PETERSBURG - Bernadette M. (Baczewski) Gronowicz, 85, of St. Petersburg, Florida, died Monday, July 26, 2010 in the Lexington Health and Rehabilitation Center, St. Petersburg, Florida. She was born in Gardner on April 5, 1925, the daughter of the late Stanislaw and the late Anna (Baldyga) Baczewski. Mrs. Gronowicz worked in the offices of the Simplex Time Recorder Company...

Theresa C. Caron
Jul 26, 2010
FITCHBURG - Theresa C. (Roy) Caron, 82 of 5 Morgan Way, Fitchburg, died Monday, July 26, 2010 in the Leominster Hospital, Leominster. She was born in Nashua, NH, on October 11, 1927, the daughter of the late Arsidas and the late Delia (Soucy) Roy. Theresa grew up in Nashua and graduated from Nashua High School. She raised her daughter in...
Stanley Narkevicius
Jul 24, 2010
GARDNER - Stanley Narkevicius, 67 of Gardner, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Heywood Hospital, Gardner. He was born in Lithuania on February 14, 1943, the son of the late Benedictas and the late Bronislava (Goncauskas) Narkevicius. Stanley was raised and educated in Gardner. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the U.S. Army and...
Victoria E. Girouard
Jul 23, 2010
LEOMINSTER - Victoria E. (Gosselin) Girouard,104, formerly of 70 Lakeview Street, Leominster, died peacefully on Friday July 23, 2010 at the home of her daughter at 600 Brooks Pond Road, Leominster, after an illness. She was born on January 9, 1906 in Fitchburg, the daughter of the late Helver Gosselin and Rosealma (Beaulac) Girouard and came to Leominster over 70...
Helen M. Piaseczny
Jul 22, 2010
TEMPLETON - Helen M (Suszynski) Piaseczny, 78 of 364 Dudley Rd., Templeton, died Thursday, July 22, 2010 at home after an illness. Helen was born in New Hampshire, on July 20, 1932, the daughter of the late Felix and the late Helen (Przybylska) Suszynski. And came to Templeton many years ago. She leaves her loving husband of 48 years: Joseph...
Anna W. Cloutier
Jul 19, 2010
SOUTH ROYALSTON - Anna W. (Wikel) Cloutier, 92 of 26 Pleasant St., South Royalston, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at home. She was born in Orange, on December 21, 1917, the daughter of the late Charles W. and the late Rosella (Hause)(Wikel) McIntosh. She graduated from Orange High School in 1935. She was a secretary for the L. S. Starrett...